Isaiah 35:3-7
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Luke 18:31-43
Quinquagesima Sunday Sermon| Rev. Rolf Preus| February 15, 2026| Luke 18:31-43 Today’s Epistle lesson is familiar to many people who know little about the Bible. It is very popular because it is so beautiful. Nowhere will you find a more beautiful description of love than here in these words. It’s called the love chapter. …
Quinquagesima| Luke 18:31-43| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 15, 2026 “And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight. Your faith has saved you.” Luke 8:42 We are saved through faith alone. Yet, when we speak of saving faith, we speak of two things, both of which are taught in our Gospel lesson….
Quinquagesima Sunday| Luke 18:31-43| Pastor James Preus| February 11, 2024 There is a false teaching, which states that you must make a decision for Jesus in order to make Him your Lord and Savior. It is called Decision Theology. At first it sounds good, because of course you should believe in Jesus as your…
Quinquagesima 2019| Luke 18:31-43| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| March 3, 2019 Natural science seeks to determine how the world and universe around us work through observation and experimentation. The natural scientist uses his senses to observe and test nature in order to come to conclusions. When I was a young student my…
Quinquagesima| Luke 18:31-43| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 27, 2022 Jesus plainly says to his twelve disciples, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be…
Sexagesima Sunday| Luke 8:4-15| Pastor James Preus| Trinity Lutheran Church| February 20, 2022 Jesus does every preacher a great kindness by interpreting this parable for us. The seed, which the sower sows is the Word of God. Yet, we must speak for a minute about the content of that Word. What is the message…
Quinquagesima| 1 Corinthians 13|Pastor James Preus| February 14, 2021 “If I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.” How can St. Paul say such a thing about faith? Jesus himself is the one who said that if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you…
Quinquagesima Sunday| 2004|Luke 18:31-43 Only He who received no mercy can bring mercy to you. Only Jesus, the Son of David, can hear your cry and answer your need. Of course, if you see no need for mercy you are in the wrong place. You don’t belong here in church. The church gathers together…
Quinquagesima Sunday|February 19, 2012|St. Luke 18:31-43| Rolf D. Preus Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be…
Quinquagesima| 2002| 1 Corinthians 13 When St. Paul tells us in today’s Epistle Lesson that we should be transformed by the renewing of our minds he’s telling us to consider what actually happens in baptism. We see water and we hear words spoken. It may be in a church with a baby in the…